As Deriaz hit the ground, his eyes lit up, though incredibly dim. He had been faking it the whole time. His eyes went back to normal as he spotted Sho looking ready to tear Ragyr into pieces.

He rolled onto his stomach, and slowly got onto his hands and knees. He winced in pain as he got to his knees. He tried to get to his feet, but from the two fire jets and the pain in his stomach, he couldn't. He fell to one knee, and one arm went across his stomach, holding it in pain.

He shook his head slightly. Without the mask, it was clearly obvious he was mouthing the word "No" over and over. He said it slowly at first with a second long pause, and then the speed of it increased until he was saying it constantly. No noise came out, as Deriaz didn't want to risk Ragyr burning the journal.

Ragyr glared at Sho. "I've said it multiple times. You could have just dropped it, and left. I mean, what's one missing Forged, hm?" He leaned forward into his face. "I'm willing to bet you would have used him--us--and then thrown us back out onto the street." His eyes darted away behind Sho as he spotted Deriaz, now on one knee. "Admit it. You just wanted to use us."

Ragyr didn't flinch at the rapiers. "If you strike me down, it'll only prove a point. You're only out to get what you want. And once you've got it, you're willing to throw away whoever helped you. Or kill them, if they don't cooperate." He took a step back. "So, come on then. Let's see what you can do."

Over by Jaggie, a barely audible "No!" was heard by anyone close to him.

Her borrowed blade clattered to the ground and suddenly two pink, glowing, hands grasped Deriaz's back. "I've no idea what's going on or who's against who. But if your going to be following them around like a docile cow, being lead to the slaughter house, you'll let me repair you first."

*Pages in a book*I don't make the rules, I just follow them... Because it makes you angry.
"If all the world
was painted dark, and all the skies turned grey, then please tell me
[if you could] when would it be 'day'?"~ MidnightRyoko

slowly healing Jaggie with the small bit of repairwork he learned on the battlefield zol watched Sho and Ragyr slowly sizing each other up. whispering slowly to Deriaz Zol stated, "while Bolts and Sho may be our friends we dont know who the bad guy is in this situation, nobody knows im healing you, act when you have the advantage".

Sho looks at the ground. He hears a faint sound behind him 'No'. He was blind, his uncle wants to destroy Stormreach. Why did he want Ragyr?

His Dragon mark answered that. 'You are blind by your own fault, but the city is why. You needed to use Ragyr to weaken Aemilius, even if it cost the life of Deriaz. He is trying to trick you, to make Deriaz see you as if you don't care. But you do, and also you care of the City more. This would have been the city your son would have been born. Think of the people, innocents, and think of Maria and what she would think. You made the right choices, and if Deriaz lives, he should understand.

'Right' Sho said to himself.

"Right!" Sho yelled at Ragyr. "What is the life of one forged, compared to millions!!"

Sho charged at Ragyr, and started slicing at him with his sharpened rapiers, flames on one, and lighting on the other.

Slowly zol, still cloaked in the ancestral magic of his clan backed away from Jaggie and heard Sho shout out "What is the life of one forged, compared to millions!!" "damn" cursed Zol "can't let this go on any longer" Zol shouted "GUARDS, MURDERER" and slowly melted back into the shadows to leave. "good luck Deriaz" whispered Zol as the price the magics he invoked required was payed, "Urrgh" zol was suddenly visible and vomited blood.

Deriaz shielded his face from Jaggie and Zoltando. He still didn't trust them enough, even if they were saving him.

His eyes went wide when Zoltando shouted, "GUARDS, MURDERER!"

Deriaz growled. "You fool!" He turned his head just in time to see Zoltando vomit. "You-- You don't know the half of it!" He grabbed the mask from Jaggie, tying it back onto his face as he ran at Sho.

Ragyr, meanwhile, reverted back to his black and red form as the blades cut away at him. He grinned wickedly. "You're only proving a point to the one coming up behind you." He pointed at Deriaz, who was already halfway towards them, with a look of sheer panic in his eyes.

Sho ignored everything. He heard Deriaz running towards him. It didn't matter, not any more. He was gonna wait till the last moment to get out of Deriaz's path, until then he will keep on slicing, and stabbing.

Without saying a word, Deriaz continued running at Ragyr and Sho. He ran past through the follow-through of one of Sho's swings, feeling the sword cut through his arm. He shrugged it off, and threw himself into Ragyr who stared back in confusion. "We have to leave! NOW!"

"Wh-What!?" Ragyr didn't know what to say. Here was someone he was aiming to kill, and now he wanted to help Ragyr?

"Just follow!" Deriaz tugged at Ragyr, pushing Sho aside. They were headed for the street; presumably to get back inside the guild hall.

"Deriaz!! Wait!!" Deriaz snatched up his mask and took off, but Jaggie didn't have time to stop him. Zol was behind her, blood dripping from his mouth. "What in the blazes?!"

Jaggie snatched him by the arm has he tried to pull back, " I'm not a bloody cleric... And I can't keep calling forth magic like this..." The pink aurora flashed trough Zol and Jaggie let go. "Now hold yourself together..."

Jaggie turned around to see the fleeing Deriaz and the once again black warforged following behind. "I give up... This makes no sense! RAGH! Why in the name of Khyber is Deriaz helping that thing?!! The bloody creature tried to kill 'em!!! " Jaggie scoped up Deriaz's blade and followed suite. She stopped has Sho came towards her.

"Don't followthem.. Here, take this gold and go to a tavern to get somefood." Sho dropped a bag of gold at Jaggie's feet. "Sorry for any trouble, butthis does not concern you."

" You'll see what concerns me, elfling. You act like the Trickster god himself. Switching from side to side at the turn of a coin. I'll not have any part of you, fleshling." Jaggie bolted past, giving Sho a wide birth to avoid his staff,swords, and any wands he'd might try to pull on her.

Has her heavy foot steps gathered speed in pursuit of Deriaz more movement could be heard from the road.

The guards where coming.

*Pages in a book*I don't make the rules, I just follow them... Because it makes you angry.
"If all the world
was painted dark, and all the skies turned grey, then please tell me
[if you could] when would it be 'day'?"~ MidnightRyoko

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